Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Zhong-Jun Ma

Nan Hu

Wei-Nan Kuo

Ji-En Long

A card connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a base, a first passageway and a second passageway defined adjacently in the base; a plurality of contacts held within the base, the contacts having contact sections extending beyond the base; a pair of detecting switches including a stationary switch and a movable switch respectively located in the first passageway and the second passageway communicating with each other; the movable switch including a planar section abutting against a bottom wall of the second passageway, and a slanted spring arm attached to planar section, the slanted spring arm defining a contact end; a wedge-shaped block extending into the second passageway with a wedgy surface defined thereon, the slanted spring arm constantly contacting with said wedgy surface such that there is no portion of said spring arm electrically engages with the stationary switch when said contact end is pushed by an external force.

Electrical card connector with a wedge-shaped block

An electrical card connector () includes an insulating housing (), a metal shield () defining a plurality of channels (), a terminal module () with a plurality of contacts () received therein and a clip. The metal shield shields over the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space. The clip includes a pair of first elastic pieces () and a second elastic piece (). The first elastic piece forms a first contact portion () and a second contact portion (). The first contact portion protrudes into the card receiving space for connecting with an inserted card (). The second elastic piece forms a flexible arm () interfering with the second contact portion.

Electrical card connector having clips to increase retaining force for cards

An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulating housing defining a first mating face and a second mating face adjacent to each other, and a top surface opposite to the second mating face, a plurality of passages extending from the second mating face toward the top surface and communicating with the first mating face, an imaginary central line extending through the top surface of the housing along lengthwise direction. A plurality of contact terminals received in the passages and each including a mounting portion securely positioned within the corresponding passage, each contact terminals including a contacting point extending from the mounting portion and out of the first mating surface, and a terminating end portion extending also from the mounting portion and away from the passage. A bracket attached to the body for securing the housing onto a printed circuit board, having a body portion pressing against the top surface of the housing, a strengthening tab extending transversely along an edge of the body portion and across over the imaginary line of the top surface effectively reducing tilting of the connector when mated with a battery.

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Shenzhen, China

Zhong-Jun Ma